Merry-go-round



May 22, 1923. 1,456,228

J'. A. FRANKLIN MERRY-GO-ROUND Filjel May 17. 1921 Josep/4MM Sumner, Q.

Patented May 22, 192.3.

JOSEPH A. FRANKLIN, 0F RENSSELAER, NEW YORK.

MERRY-GO-ROUND.

y Application filed May l17, 1921. serial No. 470,318.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A.' FRANK- LIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rensselaer, in the county of Rensselaer, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merry-G0- Rounds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same;y

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in amusement devices and particularly tomerry-go-rounds.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive device which is arranged to be propelled by the occupants.

Another object resides in the particular and novel construction `of the -means for supporting the car, whereby the same is propelled around a circular track.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanylng drawing..

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a merry@ go-round made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the device showing the car in end elevation, and partly broken away to disclose the propelling means carried thereby.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a base member having the horizontally extending radial floor engaging feet 11, which feet are provided with the screws 12 by which the feet may be secured to a floor. Secured in the base member 10, and extending vertically therefrom, is a shaft` or standard 13, the upper end of which supports the horizontal circular track 14, by means of the bracket arms 15. Carried by the vertical shaft and secured thereto against rotation, is the horizontal gear 16, which 'has its teeth disposed on the upper face thereof. Mounted on the shaft 13, is a radially extending arm 17, the same being arranged to swing or rotate about the shaft. Carried by the PATENT OFFICEL l outer end of the arm is a car 18, constructed to resemble an aeroplane, and carried by the car, and extending vertically therefrom, is a rod 19, the upper end o f which has mounted thereon a grooved wheel 20 vfor movement on the circular track 14:. This rod 19 and the wheel 2O serve to support the car, and in the car are provided seats 21 for passengers. Extending transversely of the bottom of the car, and journaled in the depending brackets 22, on the car, is a shaft 23, the inner end of which terminates above the central gear 16, where it is proivded with a smaller gear 24, meshing with the gear 16. Loosely mounted on the vertical shaft 13, extending outwardlybeneath the gear 16, with its end turned upwardly and formed with a bearing eye 25, for the reception of the shaft 23, is an arm 26, said arm serving to maintain the gears 16 and 241 in proper meshing engagement.

Formed on the shaft 23, beneath the seats.

21, and slightly in front thereof, are the pedal `or crank portions 27, on which the occupant places his feet and operates them,

to rotate the shaft 23 and cause the carto be driven` around the shaftl 13. On the shaft or standard 13, above and below the attaching portion of the arm 17, are the retaining collars 28;

While I have shown the crank shaft 23 as driven by the feet of the occupant of the f named arms and encircling the upper` end of the post, a rotatablecollar on the post, an

arm carried by the collar and extending radially vaway from the post, a car carried by the outer end of the said arm, a vertical arm carried by the car, a `grooved wheel on the upper end of the vertical arm engaged on the circular track, a transverse lcrank shaft carried by the car and extending to a point adjacent the lower end of the post,

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, 1n the presence of two Wltnesses.

a gear fixed on the post, a gear on the crank JOSEPH A FRANKLIN shaft engaging saidpost gear, and an angle Witnesses; arm loosely connected With ythe post and GEORGEv VENTER,

the shaft adjacent the gears thereof, THOMAS P. CoNNoLLY. 

